Water-motor.



l.0l7.8fi0. WATER-MOTOR. Isaac Hm. DUNUA N. l-lun'boldt, Tenn. FiledJan. 10, 101i- Serial No. 601,813. To o1l whom it mqy concern:

it known that I, Isaac H. Dime/tn. a c t qe of the United Stateresiding... 7

Humboldt, in the county of Gibson and State of Tennessee, have inventeda new aml tiseful Water-Motor, of which the following is aspecification.

One object of this invention is to provide a motor whereby the currentof a rapidly running stream may he eiuploved for the generation ofelectricity and the like. the construction of the device being such thatit will operate with equal facility, either at low water, or when thestream is running bank for delivering the water properly against thewater wheels whereby the generating mechanism is driven.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention resides in the combination andarrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafterdescribed and claimed, it being understood that changes in the preciseembodiment of the invention herein disclosed can be made within thescope of what is claimed, without departin from the spirit of theinvention.

in t ie drawings,-I*igure 1 is a horizontal section, wherein sundrydetails apiear lll elevation; Fig. 2 is a vertical longitudinal sectionon line 2--2 of Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a transverse sectionyand Fi 4 is adetailed perspective of the drive shaft aml the ele ments carriedthereby.

In carrying out the invention there is provided as a primary andfundamental element, a casing 1, ordinarily consisting of a top 2, abottom 3, side walls 4, and end walls 5. Extended longitudinally of thecasing 1, are partitions 6, defining a shaft 7 in the longitudinalcenter of the casing. and airtight compartments A and I! upon eitherside. of the shaft. In the end walls 5, there are openings 8, alinedwith the shaft 7. so that the wider may ass freely through the casing 1.from the orward end thereof to the rear end thereof. The top 2 of theeasing is supported upon transverse I-boains D or the like. the bottom 3of the casing being false bottom 11 resting upon the last named I-heams.

The casing 1 is supplied with forward extensions 12, the adjacent facesof whieh (onverge to form deflectors 14. positioned to diten t ea ewinitwater into. the shaft 7. the

" amount of water delivered into the shaft. 7 being controlled bydrawboards S, slulably uuinnted upon the deflecting faces 14 of the.extensions 12. Located within the shaft 7, 1 and preferably secured tothe partition. (1, adjacent the forward elul of the casing, are uprightguides 15, in which a gate 16 may be. sliilalily mounted. Positioned adacent the forward end of the casing 1, and ordinarily supported by theguides 15, is a downwardly and rcarwardly slanting deflector l7,promrided with an upright arm 18, which may b secured to one of theupper I-beams t). 'lholower end of the deflector 17 is spaced apart fromthe, bottom 3 of the casing. and i; positioned to discharge into thebuckets 10 of an undcrshot wheel 20, secured to a shaft. 21, journaledfor rotation in bearings 22, carried by the longitudinal partitionsDisposed to the rear of the tlellector 17, is another similar,downwardly and rearwardly slanting deflector 23, the forward end oiwhich may be secured to one of the 2 upper Lbcams t). This deflector 23s connected by means of an upright extension 2-1, with an adjacentI-beam 5). It. will be understood at this point, that the casing 1 maybe of any desired length, the water wheels being multiplied to anydesired extent. 'lhe rear deflector 23 is positioned to dischargeagainst the bucket-s 25 of an undershot wheel 26. secured to a shaft 27,journaled for rotation in bearings 28, supported in the longitudinalpartitions 6.

The. invention further includes a drive shaft 29, rotatably held inbearings 30, secured t.o tho longitudinal-partitions G, the drive shaft29 being further held for rotatiou, when desired, in bearing brackets31, which may be secured to the top 2 of the casing. 'lhe drive shaft 29has a fly-wheel 32. ordinarily disposed in the shaft. 7, between thewater wheels 20 and 26. Secured to the drive shaft 29 and located withinthe compartment A, is a pulley 33. carrying a belt 3i. trained about apulley 11.7, secured to one end of the shaft 27. h'ecureddo the driveshaft 29. and located within the rompartment A, is a pulley 36, about.which is passed a belt 37, operatively connected with a dynamo 38,located in the iuuupartmeut A adjacent the forward end of the casing 1.Secured to the drive shaft 29, and located within the compartment 13. isa pulley 39, ahojhtwhich is passed a belt 40, trained abouta pulley ll.secured to the extremity of the shaft 2t. Mounted upon the shaft .29

reinforced by other transverse I-beams It). a

and haunted within the compartment B ia a pulley 42, about which ispassed a belt 43, operativcly connected with a dynamo 44, locntcd withinthe compartment B, rela- At t for connecting the drive shaft .39 withthe tvuamos 38 and It may be varied to suit the taste of theuunmfacturer of the device, the mam point being that the dyuamos 3H andit are to be connected o an'ativcl v, in some annular, with the driveshaft 2!).

desired, a storage battery 15 may be and, noting particular y Fig. 2,the had of the stream is denoted by the numeral 49. In the bed 40 of thestream, is located a suitable foundation 50, ordinarily of concrete, inwhich foundation is secured an upright post 51. The upper ends of ties52 are secured to the rostfihthc ties T12 extendingdownwardly, illtlvcrging relation, into union with anchm's 53, mounted in spacedrelation, in the The ties 52 may he 1 equipped with turn buckles 54, sothat the bed 49 of the stream.

tics may exert a proper tension upon the post, 51. Rotatably mountedupon the post 1, a collar 55, carrying rearwardly pro cctmg tic members56, secured to the forward end of the casing 1.

Any desired means may be provided for securing the proper ratios ofrotation between the shafts 21 and 27 upon one hand, and the armatureshafts from the dynamos 38 and 44 upon the other hand. To effect thisend, when desired, brackets 57 depending from the top 2 of the casing,or otherwise supported, may uphold a case 58, within which is locatet adifferential interposed in the drive shaft 29.

The operation of the device is as follows: 'I he structure having beenpositioned prolperly in a stream, as indicated in Fig. 2, t 1e gate 16is raised, permitting the flowing water of the stream to pass beneaththe deflector 17, and to impinge against the buckets 19 of the forwardundershot wheel 20. lhe water continuing itspassage through the casing1, within the shaft 7, shall pass beneath the deflector 23, and becarried downwardly to impinge against the buckets 25 of the rearundershot wheel 26. The shaft 21, through the instrmnentality of thebelt 40, will actuate the drive shaft 29. The

shaft. 27. through the instrumentality of the live near to the rear endof the casing 1. 3 us point it may be stated that the means tors (notshown), to the points where the belt 34 will likewise serve to actuatethe drive shaft 29. When the drive shaft is retated, the belts 87 and43, will actuate the armature shafts of the dynamos 38 and 44respectively, the current generated by these dynamoa being led at! bysuitable conducrlertric current is to be utilized. Hy reason of the factthat the collar .35 supplies a pivotal mount iug for the casingl uponthe post if, the casing may swing about readily, to accommodate itselfto the direction of current. in the stream, the deflecting faces 14 ofthe extensions l2, serving to direct the flowlag water of the streaminto the shaft 7, to pass beneath the deflectors 17 and 23, and toactuate the wheels 20 and 26, in the manner 1 above described. Since thecollar 55 is slidable longitudinally of the post 51 it will be seen thatthe casing 1, in partially submerged condition, will rise and fall w ththe stream, the current of the stream bcm cfmg in the bed of arapidlyflowing stream,

gear 50,

fective, at all times, to actuate the wheels .20 and .26, no matter howrapidly the water in i the stream may rise or fall. Moreover, ishouldthe water in the stream rise to such =an extent that the casing 1 isentirely submerged, the operation of the device will in no wise beimpeded. 'lhe maclnnc, therefore, cannot be drowned out and renderedinoperative, no matter to what elevation the twater of the stream mayrise. Moreover, isincc tlynamos 38 and 44, and the storage l elements'to and 47, are housed in the watertight compartments A and B, thecurrent of electricity, generated by the dynamos, will continue, eventhough the casing be entirely submerged.

Ilaving thus llescribed the invention, what is claimed is:-

A device of the class described comprising a casiu irovidcd withlongitudinal partitions, (fiefining a chute through the casing andhermetic com uirtments on each side of the chute; nndershot wheelssupported for rotation in the chute; front and rear deflectors in thechute, in advance of the wheels; a drive shaft journaled in thepartitions and located in advance of the rear deflector; means in thecom artments for connecting the drive shaft with the wheels; a hangerdepending into the chute from the top of the casin a jacket carried bythe hanger; a difl'erentml in the jacket, and interposed in the driveshaft, the jacket being normally submerged, whereby the differentialwill be 5 cooled; and a fly wheel upon thedrive shaft, :the fly wheelbeing located in the chute, in l advance of the rear deflector; the flywheel i constituting a rotating means for preventing ,a jamming offloating material against the rear deflector.

- Witnesses:

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto affixedmy slgnalure m the presence of two witnesses.

ISAAC HILL DUNGAN.

